Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpar119&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the miniature class which has abundant, dark red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar119’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights Application Number 2020/2265, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety Rights Office in the European Union on Sep. 21, 2020, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2013 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar119’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has pink flowers while the new variety has dark red flowers. The female seed parent plant has a growth height of 90 cm, while the new variety is very compact, growing from 35 to 40 cm.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant dark red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar119’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2013 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar119’ was selected in the spring of 2014 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar119’ by rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2014. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar119’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar119’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are a cluster of open flowers on the branch, open flower viewed from above, flower petals detached revealing reproductive flower parts, leaves and bare stems. Plants shown are 4 months of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar119’,as observed in its growth in a controlled environment greenhouse in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 4 months old and were grown on their own roots in 19 cm containers. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpar066’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,605 are compared to ‘Poulpar119’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar119’ ‘Poulpar066’ Petal Count 33 45 Flower Diameter 55 mm 40 to 50 mm General Tonality Red Group 53A. Red Group 46B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 16 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 10 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Greyed-Purple             Group 187B. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             146D. Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal             Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.             Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on             three of the five sepals. Sepal size: About 21 mm long, 9 mm             wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height, 6             mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Funnel.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: About 35 mm. Diameter: 2             mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:             Strong. Peduncle: Length: 10 to 40 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             3 to 5 flower buds per stem. Development as a panicle.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate. Duration: The blooms have             a duration on the plant of approximately 21 days. Petals             fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully             matured. Size: Flower diameter is 55 mm when open. Flower             depth is 27 mm. Flower shape: Tea. Shape of flower, side             view: The upper portion is convex. The lower portion is deep             concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 33             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 53A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals: Upper surface: Red             Group 53A with a basal petal spot of Yellow Group 5C.             Occasional streaks of White Group 155A. Lower surface: Red             Group 46A with a basal petal spot of Yellow Group 4D.             Occasional streaks of White Group 155A. Upon opening, inner             petals: Upper surface: Red Group 53A blended with             Greyed-Purple Group 187A. Lower surface: Greyed-Purple Group             187C. The basal spot the point of attachment is Yellow Group             6C. After opening, Flower petal color is the same as upon             opening.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Strong. Margin: Entire and uniform.             Moderate undulations. Shape: Broad and elliptic. Apex shape:             Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: About 24 mm (l) 21 mm (w).             Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 10 mm (l) by 6 mm (w). Quantity: About 5.             Shape: Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices.             Color: The upper surface is Red Group 53A blended with             Greyed-Purple Group 187A. Greyed-Purple Group 187C on the             lower surface. Petaloid basal spots are White Group 155A on             upper and lower surfaces.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Orange Group 167A.             Quantity: 38 on average. Filaments: Color: Greyed-Purple             Group 167A with intonations of Yellow Group 9A. Length:             4 mm. Pistils: Length: 8 mm. Quantity: 25 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160C. Styles: Color: Red             Group 38B. Location of stigmas: Superior in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, compact. Plants are 35 to 40 cm in             height, and 35 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color of juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Color of mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length:             Canes are about 15 cm from the base of the plant to the             flowering portion. Diameter: About 5 mm. Internodes: On             mature canes about 30 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:             Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: About 7 prickles per 10 cm of             stem. Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is             6 mm. Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is             linear. Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 162C.             Mature prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 162C.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 96 mm (l)×73 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with marginal intonations of             Greyed-Red Group 182A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146A.             Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group             147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 6 mm long, mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             16 mm. Diameter: 1.5 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Rachis: Length: 33 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.             Size: Terminal leaflets are about 46 mm long, 28 mm wide.             Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute,             somewhat mucronate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.             Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness:             Very glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae, downy mildew             Peronospora sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot             Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing             conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar119’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant dark red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 